A5018540948- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Medical Coding and Health Information
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2018-2025
University of Amsterdam
2016-2025
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2012-2024
Public Health Service of Amsterdam
2014-2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2024
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
2024
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
2009-2022
Corvinus University of Budapest
2020-2022
University Medical Center
2014-2022
University Hospital and Clinics
2014-2022
A suitable definition of primary care to capture the variety prevailing international organisation and service-delivery models is lacking.Evaluation strength in Europe.International comparative cross-sectional study performed 2009-2010, involving 27 EU member states, plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey.Outcome measures covered three dimensions structure: governance, economic conditions care, workforce development; four process: accessibility, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination...
Strong primary care systems are often viewed as the bedrock of health that provide high-quality care, but evidence supporting this view is somewhat limited. We analyzed comparative data collected in 2009-10 part a European Union-funded project, Primary Health Care Activity Monitor for Europe. Our analysis showed strong was associated with better population health; lower rates unnecessary hospitalizations; and relatively socioeconomic inequality, measured by an indicator linking education...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has modified organisation and processes of primary care. In this paper, we aim to summarise experiences international care systems. We explored personal accounts findings in reporting on the early from during pandemic, through online Global Forum Universal Health Coverage Primary Care. During stage continued as first point contact health system but was poorly informed by policy makers how fulfil its role ill equipped provide while protecting staff patients...
The impact of digitalization health services has been profound and is expected to be even more in the future. It important evaluate whether digital contribute system goals an optimal way. This should done at level service, not 'digital transformation'. Decisions adopt new services, different levels care system, are ideally based on evidence regarding their performance light goals. In order this, a broad perspective taken evaluations services. Attainment goals, including quality, efficiency...
Background Since the outbreak of COVID-19, development dashboards as dynamic, visual tools for communicating COVID-19 data has surged worldwide. Dashboards can inform decision-making and support behavior change. To do so, they must be actionable. The features that constitute an actionable dashboard in context pandemic have not been rigorously assessed. Objective aim this study is to explore characteristics public web-based by assessing their purpose users (“why”), content (“what”), analyses...
The QUALICOPC (Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe) study aims to evaluate the performance primary care systems Europe terms quality, equity costs. will provide an answer question what strong entail which effects have on health systems. is funded by European Commission under "Seventh Framework Programme". In this article background design described. started 2010 run until 2013. Data be collected 31 countries (27 EU countries, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland Turkey) Australia, Israel New...
In 2006, the first edition of a monitoring tool for performance Dutch health care system was released: Health Care Performance Report (DHCPR). The Netherlands among countries in world developing such comprehensive reporting on quality, access, and affordability care. contains 125 indicators; choice specific indicators resulted from dialogue between researchers policy makers. 'policy cycle', DHCPR can rationally be placed evaluation (accountability) agenda-setting (for strategic decision...
To investigate the relationship between ISO 9001 certification, healthcare accreditation and quality management in European hospitals. A mixed method multi-level cross-sectional design seven countries. External teams assessed clinical services on use of systems, illustrated by four pathways. Seventy-three acute care hospitals with a total 291 managing myocardial infarction (AMI), hip fracture, stroke obstetric deliveries, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain Turkey. Four...
In light of the growing pressure that multiple chronic diseases place on health care systems, we investigated whether strong primary was associated with improved outcomes for chronically ill. We did this by combining country- and individual-level data twenty-seven countries European Union, focusing people's self-rated status or not they had severe limitations untreated conditions. found people conditions were more likely to be in good very a stronger structure better coordination care....
This paper provides an overview of the DUQuE (Deepening our Understanding Quality Improvement in Europe) project, first study across multiple countries European Union (EU) to assess relationships between quality management and patient outcomes at EU level. The describes conceptual framework methods applied, highlighting novel features this study.DUQuE was designed as a multi-level cross-sectional with data collection hospital, pathway, professional level eight countries.We aimed collect for...
Objective Monitoring inequality in healthcare utilisation is essential to reduce persistent inequalities health lower-middle income countries. This study aimed assess socioeconomic the of primary care, secondary care and preventive Indonesia. Methods A cross-sectional was conducted using data from 2014 Indonesia Family Life Survey with a total 42 083 adult participants. Socioeconomic status (SES) measured by educational level income. Healthcare in: (1) (2) outpatient (3) inpatient (4)...
Abstract Background Health workers are at high risk of job burnout. Primary care in China has recently expanded its scope services to a broader range public health addition clinical care. This study aims measure the prevalence burnout and identify associated factors among service providers primary facilities. Methods A cross-sectional survey (2018) was conducted 17,816 701 facilities from six provinces. Burnout measured by Chinese version Maslach Inventory-General Scale, multilevel linear...